Never Can Say Goodbye

This was the Michael Jackson I once loved.

So I didn’t know if I would do a post on Michael Jackson’s death yesterday or not but I decided that I should.  He was a huge part of my youth and really the musician who brought me into music and MTV and such.  I think if you were a child of the 80’s you had to have liked something by Michael Jackson growing up.  There was nobody like him in his time and his influence is still seen today in artists like Justin Timberlake and Usher.  Clearly after the 80’s past, MJ became more of a freak and did a ton of things that were questionable that I would never condone.  But yesterday, for the first time in 20 years or so, I found myself remembering the music.

I was remiss for not including him in my childhood crush blog as a matter of fact.  He was among the first as well, I had 2 posters of him on my wall and somewhere I have a picture of myself kissing said poster.  It made me cringe to see that a few years ago but I can’t help but remember what a different time that was and just how into Michael I was.  My first ever “tape” was Michael Jackson’s Thriller.  I got it for Christmas in 82 or 83 or something along with Madonna’s “Like a Virgin” and Prince’s “When Doves Cry” and Cyndi Lauper’s “She’s So Unusual”.  I remember my mom put them in a clothes box so I wouldn’t know they were the tapes I wanted so very badly.  Hilarious.  I also had a black tshirt with a glitter glove that I wore proudly to school in 2nd grade?  3rd?  I don’t know, needless to say I was quite the fan.

Yesterday, when I heard he had died, I watched some of the coverage on Fox News before wondering what MTV was doing.  I flipped over and there was “Billie Jean” running.  MTV remembered that they used to play videos and whipped out the Michael Jackson cache.  And you know what?  I loved seeing them again.  I was thrilled when “Thriller” came on.  I have never forgotten that video and I think, despite the 25 years plus of MTV, that Thriller still has to be the all time video for that channel, right?  I think MJ really launched MTV into the stratosphere with his videos.  His influence really was pervasive.

I remember crying when his hair caught on fire while filming the Pepsi commercial.  I was so traumatized.  If only I’d known what was ahead I probably wouldn’t have wasted my time caring, but I was a kid who was attached to a performer.  He was weird, no doubt, but he was original.  Nobody danced like him.  Nobody sang like him.  And I still remember that I could listen to every single song on “Thriller”.  There are not a lot of albums wherein I loved every song but that was one of them.

The 90’s brought “Bad” and “Scream” and whiter Jackson and weirder looks and less interest for me, but I still found his songs somewhat catchy.  The ever changing nose and the molestation rumors turned me off for good, naturally.  The soft spoken young man in arrested development with his own amusement park and collection of animals (and come on, when you were a kid you had to think that was awesome, having a chimpanzee named Bubbles?  I was totally jealous!) became a true freak.  It’s sad that his career became an afterthought with the rest of the circus around him.

But his death yesterday brought back some of the music and the memories.  I didn’t cry for Michael Jackson but I can’t say that I wasn’t reminiscent and a little sad when I thought back to more innocent times.  So I just wanted to take a moment to remember someone who really did have a great amount of influence on my youth.  I said goodbye yesterday, when I thought I had said goodbye long ago.  Despite all the fucked up stuff that MJ did in his later years, nobody can deny what a musical force he was.  If I had to pick an artist that defined the 80’s, I think it would have to have been him.  He was my eras Elvis, who had his own fucked up stuff now that I think about it.  Shining bright in their time but flaming out quietly.

I really don’t know what I’m saying here, I guess I just wanted to reminisce a little bit about old MJ.  I won’t spend a lot of time thinking about him beyond this but his death did bring on some memories and not all of them were bad.  I guess it’s just saying goodbye to a part of my youth that was mostly forgotten.  RIP Michael Jackson, you’ll always be remembered, good and bad, I’ll just try to remember more of the good.

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Twilight Fanfiction

I’ve already linked to several Twilight fan fics in comments on my other blogs but I figured I should make a blog with all I’ve read in one spot.  I’ll keep coming back and adding to this as I read more, but I wanted to get it started as I’ve devoured quite a bit in the last few weeks.  I went on a quest reading various vampire novels and while I found several series I really enjoyed, I didn’t find anything that spoke to me the same way that Twilight did.  So when I ventured into fanfiction I did so with a lot of skepticism, would other versions of Edward and Bella speak to me the way they did in Twilight?  And I found that they completely did.  It’s truly Edward that I love, I embrace him in all forms it seems.  Bella is often improved upon in the fics I’ve read as well, not to mention more substance given to Jasper and Carlisle and the rest of the clan I’ve fallen for.  I have four books sitting beside me to read but I’d rather hit the net and find the next fanfiction that speaks to me.  Thanks to Rameau for getting me started and AGO and Lady for throwing new stuff my way.  Without further ado, here’s the fics:

Wide Awake by Angstgoddess003.  This is the first big one that I read and it’s the one that got me hooked enough to continue in my research.  Edward and Bella are human next door neighbors who cannot sleep at night due to past traumas.  They bond in the night and find understanding and completion in one another.  Fabulous story with only a chapter and an epilogue left to go.  I’m dying for more.

Creature of Habit by EZRocksAngel.  In this one, Bella goes to work for the reclusive Edward Cullen, eccentric rich guy whom she rarely gets to see.  He’s a vampire here and her scent tortures him just as it does in Twilight.  He oversees his families charitable business by day and by night he tries to keep vampires from killing humans.  Love ensues.

The Red Line by WinndSinger.  Easily the hardest one for me to get through.  Edward is a stripper/male prostitute and Bella hires him to do a psychological study on.  He instructs her in the ways of sex and she teaches him that he’s worth loving.  Very heavy S&M punishment type stuff on some of Edward’s jobs, hard to get through.  I did like his interaction with Bella but it’s not one I would go back to.

Irritable Grizzly Adams by caligula42.  Supposes that when Edward left Bella in the woods in New Moon, he didn’t return to her.  He lied to her and to his family.  6 years pass and Bella becomes some wildlife student, working to study wolves.  She has a wolf/dog named Jake (HA) and goes with a professor to Alaska to meet with some colleagues and get a grant.  Edward and Carlisle are there to give money.  Confrontations and angst ensue.  This one isn’t finished but it’s decent, the issue I had was that Edward didn’t appear til the 6th chapter or thereabouts, I missed him.

Let Your Light Shine by LolaShoes.  These two are my favorites after Wide Awake.  Picks up on Bella and Edward’s honeymoon after she gets in the water.   LOTS of sex.  I mean LOTS.  No Renesmee.  Bella is transformed by Edward as a choice, not because she’s dying.  The Cullens are all there with her.  Great stuff.

A Life Extraordinary by LolaShoes.  Sequel to Let Your Light Shine.  Bella’s life as a vampire.  More bonding with the Cullens, particularly Jasper.  Lots more sex.  Cameos by Angela and Mike and Jessica and Aro.  Not yet finished but close to being done and she appears to be updating weekly.  These two combine to be the Breaking Dawn that I would have enjoyed.  Bella’s power is different as well and there’s good exploration of her ability.

Abbracciare il Cantante by Bratty-Vamp.  I loved this one too, up til the end which I felt was too rushed.  Supposes that Edward leaves Forks that first day that he smells Bella in biology class.  Picks up 3 years later in college at Dartmouth when she wanders into his class again.  This time he stays and a story ensues….

The Arrangement by manyafandom.  This one is another sexual one, threesome between Bella and Edward and Jasper.  They’ve all been best friends since they were 5 years old and they’re living together to go to grad school.  One drunken night Bella makes a move on Edward with Jasper watching and he joins in.  It gets complicated because Bella and Edward are secretly in love with one another and Jasper gets emotionally involved as well.  Not finished yet, lots of sex naturally and plenty of angst.

Innocent, Vigilant, Ordinary by Oxymoronic8.  Supposes that the Cullens don’t arrive in Forks until Bella’s senior year.  She’s involved with Jacob, gave in to his desires to be more than friends but clearly though she loves him, something is missing.  Edward is a vampire in this one and they become tentative friends.  She’s torn between pursuing something exciting with Edward or going with the one she knows in Jake.  Not finished and hasn’t been updated in awhile which concerns me, but at least it ends in a good place if she doesn’t continue.

Hiding In Plain Sight by limona.  This one has Emmett as a cop who has to hide Bella in witness protection.  She ended up working for the Volturi family, notorious mob bosses, out of college and found out they were killing people.  Emmett’s brother, Edward, volunteers to let Marie (her real name, she changes it to Bella to hide) stay at his house and pose as his fiancee.  Jacob Black is his gardener, they bond a little which drives Edward crazy, he and Bella grow closer.  Also not finished but looks to be updated fairly recently.

Only Human by Amethyst Jackson.  Edward and Bella return from their honeymoon and the Cullens throw Bella another birthday party.  She makes a wish that she could give Edward human experiences and she’s transported to 1918 where she meets Edward Masen and his family.  In present time, Edward gets new memories as she and human Edward interact in the past.  I found this quite interesting and enjoyed getting to see human Edward and his parents.  Bella’s conflict of loving both human and vampire Edward was interesting.

Bonne Foi by Amethyst Jackson.  This one is still in progress but updated recently as well.  Here, Edward Masen is going to college and he is on the prowl for a lovely lady to kill.  He meets Bella and gets her alone with him but finds himself becoming more interested in her than her blood when they start talking.  It supposes that our virginal Bella would not be adverse to having sex with a virtual stranger, but I guess when he looks like Edward who cares?  He keeps her alive and enjoys sleeping with her, since he can’t hear her thoughts and get turned off.  After meeting her, he finds that he hears her voice whenever he is getting ready to bite a human so he turns to animals.  He ends up in Forks with her and meets Carlisle and learns that there are other vamps living off animals.  He tells himself that he’s only keeping Bella alive because he enjoys sleeping with her but his feelings are growing and he’s in denial.  Interesting one.

If Love Could Light A Candle by Pastiche Pen.  This one was different, flashed back to Edward hunting humans in the 1920’s and doing penance now by becoming a psychiatrist.  One of his patients is new girl Bella Swan and he is into her smell but also falls for her.  Only 6 chapters so far and it’s been awhile since updated but I found this one intriguing.  Edward was following Bella around and just fascinated with her, plus it was fun to see hunter Edward come out to play in his memories.  Hopefully she’ll update soon.

So that’s it so far, not that that’s not plenty to chew through!  Rameau links some on her site as well, some I mention here and some others I have yet to get to.  I picked up a lot from a Wide Awake fan forum, A Unicorn Ate My Fucking Cookie, which I recommend as their recommendations are the ones I’ve thrown at you here.  They know of what they speak, plus it’s a great place to discuss Wide Awake and Twilight.  I’ll post any new ones I read here below this paragraph so come back often, some of these fics I devour in one sitting so I’m quite capable of adding several in a week.  Happy reading to those of you who try this!

More:

Learning To Say No by ShilohPR.  Not yet finished and hasn’t been updated in awhile but her notes indicate she hasn’t abandoned anything.  Imagine Edward and Bella drinking and hooking up, that’s what you get here.  They have a hell of a time talking to one another unless lit up.  Some genuinely funny happenings though, I laughed with this one more than any other.

Midnight Desire by Twilightzoner.  A play on Midnight Sun, with Edward’s “monster” being his horny teenage boy status when it comes to Bella.  Also amusing and it made me feel guilty for all those make out sessions with my high school boyfriend, leaving him hot and bothered.  Sorry Chad!

The Best Man by Bratty-Vamp.  Jasper and Bella are best friends from childhood.  She comes back to Forks at his request and he tells her he’s marrying Alice.  He sets up a competition between her and his big brother, Edward, for best man in the wedding.  Bella’s crushed on Edward since they were kids.  Only 6 chapters in but it’s amusing.

The Office by tby789.  Porn.  Pure porn.  There’s really not much Edward and Bella about Edward and Bella in this story but it’s very porntastic.  Haha Edward is the boss, Bella is his assistant, they pretty much hate each other.  One night he makes a move on her and they have a lot of hate sex.  Feelings ensue.  Lots of underwear ripping.

Edward’s Eclipse by Vixen1836.  Various chapters of Eclipse told from Edward’s point of view, including the first time Bella sneaks off to see Jacob, the engagement scene and the scene in the tent with Jacob.  My only complaint with this one is it didn’t cover the kiss and aftermath, though it’s probably a good thing because I would have lost it dealing with Edward’s pain in those moments.  Very much Midnight Sun Edward here, loved it.

Mr. Horrible by algonquinrt.  This one is not the Edward and Bella we have grown to know, not at all.  But it might very well be the funniest of the fics I’ve read.  I don’t even know how to describe it to be honest.  Edward is a rich kid with his own internet company and she’s a temp and fanfic writer.  She marches to the beat of her own drum and manages to wrap him and his whole family around her little finger.  It’s amusing and like in Wide Awake, has liberal use of the word fuck and fucking.  I’m always appreciative of that.  Oh, and it includes drag queens and drunken grandmothers.  What more could you want?

Cascade & Cyanide by americnxidiot.  Bella moves to Forks and is promptly warned to stay away from the psychotic Edward Masen.  She’s his bio partner and drawn to his quiet and sad demeanor.  She makes an effort to draw him out and help him deal with some deep issues.

The Nymph & The Waterfall by Pastiche Pen.  Bella moves to Forks and becomes fast friends with all the Cullens, except for Edward.  Waterfalls and gnomes are featured.  Lots of build up to the romance but in a fun way.

Follow You Into The Dark by Guineapigbarbie.  Very interesting concept.  Bella’s mother leaves her at the hospital at the age of 5 with a note asking for someone to provide her with a family.  Carlisle takes her in and she’s raised with all the Cullens, minus Edward who had gone off to work with the Volturi a couple months before she came to them.  When she turns 18 he comes home and they fall for each other, naturally.  Edward’s work with the Volturi comes into play and Bella winds up in danger.  It was a very interesting idea but too short, she used 18 chapters to make them meet and fall in love and establish this problem with the Volturi.  Worth a read but will leave you feeling a little sad at what could have been with double the chapters.

Carpe Noctem & Fiat Lux by queenofgrey.  To say this story has me intrigued would be an understatement.  To say that I am craving new chapters and am mad at myself for reading this one before remotely completed is also an understatement of epic proportions.  If you like dark and angsty, this is the story for you.  Edward moves alone to forks and happens upon Bella working in a bar.  He attacks her, causing her injury but not biting her.  He bites himself instead.  Bella, bored with her lot in life, decides to go confront him rather than turn him in.  He calls in the reinforcements and they work on training him to deal with her scent because she’s not going away and he’s not going to either.  Bella’s lack of self preservation leads her to keep seeking him out despite the obvious danger.  Alice starts acting as a go between and the two start exchanging letters as a form of communication while he works on desensitizing.  It’s captivating, really.  She appears to be writing and posting quickly at least but like I said, I’m anxious already for the next chapter.

Betwixt by queenofgrey.  What can I say, I liked her other story so thought I’d hit the other one she’s writing.  Totally different feel.  Alice and Bella become best friends freshman year and Alice tells her their secret.  We pick up senior year and Bella is an honorary Cullen, Edward being the only one who dislikes her.  Carlisle has found a way to possibily bring back the humanity of the Cullen kids and Bella has to be part of it as the only human who knows their secret.  Edward is against trusting her but as senior year chips away he starts to change his mind and let her in.  No idea if the Cullen kids will actually become human but it’s another good read.

The Burning Shade And The Fading Light by hexumhunnie311.  This one supposes that Bella is the vampire.  She and best friend Alice have been hunting bad humans…Alice still has her future seeing abilities and Bella has Edward’s mad mind reading skills.  They nearly attack a little girl and decide that they need to get off the blood lust path.  Alice has visions and they head to Forks, where they’re drawn to an apartment housing none other than human Edward and Jasper.  They are both intrigued but then head to a mansion Alice sees and meet the Cullens and learn about vegetarianism.  It’s only 5 chapters long so far but it’s kinda fun to have the shoe on the other foot with Bella being the vamp and Edward being the human.  Very little interaction at this point but I’m sure it’ll ramp up soon.

The Blessing and The Curse by The Black Arrow.  Dear Lord.  Imagine Benjamin Linus playing Edward Cullen.  This Edward is a manipulative, controlling, possessive prick.  If you thought Edward was possessive in Twilight, haha, well you’re in for a world of shock at a real possessive Edward.  Edward and Bella were born 3 hours apart and grew up best friends.  He regarded her as his possession and cut short any guy that tried speaking to her as they grew up, either verbally or physically.  Fast forward 6 years and Bella returns to Forks because Esme is dying.  She’d helped raise Bella since Renee died when she was 5 and Bella’s there for her.  Edward’s there as well and back to trying to make Bella back into “his”.  It’s disturbing how he is about her but I will not deny that there’s something hot about it.  Rose calls him creepy hot and that’s pretty dead on.  I, like Bella, need therapy.  Still, really WELL written and quite fascinating.

Coming To Terms by GinnyW 31.  In this one, Bella and Edward meet and have an apparent one night stand.  She’s transferred to Seattle and finds out that that night led to a baby.  She tracks down Edward and he goes from happy to irate over her news.  Turns out there’s a past….etc.  This one is near done but not quite.  Edward is a complete douche for a lot of the story and as an Edward lover that’s hard to deal with but she does redeem him some and validate some of his reactions.

Metamophosis by LivesAmongTheStars.  Wow.  Just wow.  This is the 3rd part of Breaking Dawn written in Edward’s point of view, from Bella’s transformation up til the confrontation with the Volturi.  She’s cut off as they show up in the clearing, so there’s probably only 2 chapters left.  She captures Edward perfectly and we experience his joy in Bella’s happiness and his angst over the danger to Renesmee.  It’s beautifully done and she adds little scenes that bring out more in the characters.  Couldn’t recommend it more, hope she updates soon.

Bella Swan: Kidnapper by Kambria Rain.  This is another funny one.  Bella’s a single mom and she runs across a woman yelling at and preparing to hit a couple kids.   She takes them, hence the kidnapper.  Turns out that their dad is Edward Cullen.  Sarcasm and pranks ensue.  It’s a fun story that kept me grinning constantly.

The Doll House by Kambria Rain.  Completely different from her other story, this one is Twilight meets Friday the 13th.  Bella and a bunch of the Forks folks all go into the moutains for spring break.  There she meets mysterious mountain man Edward.  Her friends start dying and disappearing, they’re being hunted.  Appearances by most of the main and secondary characters.

And yet another:

Tropic of Virgo by In.a.blue.bathrobe.  I really enjoy this one.  Edward and the rest of the Cullens are in a band, Breaking Dawn, and Bella moves to town.  Edward hears her sing and becomes instantly smitten with getting her in the band, then with getting her.  Unbeknownst to the two of them, they are communicating on the internet through their blogs, his for song writing and hers for poetry.  They communicate back and forth about getting together and cutely Edward is jealous every time she gets a text updating her on a new message from her online pal.  It’s a good read, 28 chapters in so far.

The Vampire in the Basement by michellephants.  I love that I’m still finding really good stories to read, even though I feel like I’ve read about a hundred or more at this point.  This is another nominee for the Eddies & Bellies so I checked it out and I’m entranced yet again.  In this one, Bella is friends with all the Cullens, they’re vamps.  Alice saved her from an attack by James and that’s how she was brought into their world.  One day, Emmett and Jasper and Carlisle find a body lying in the river, they assume it’s a dead human but on closer inspection find it to be a vampire, badly injured.  They take him to the basement as he is a potential danger.  Bella comes to the house despite orders not to and goes to the basement and finds him and goes to him despite his growling at her and his obvious threat.  She’s the only one who can remotely calm him as they try to figure out how a vampire became wounded and starving.  Watching Bella and Edward grow closer is just beautiful really, I don’t have any other words for it.  Highly recommend it.

Just One of the Guys by SorceressCirce.  If you ever wanted Edward Cullen to be your boyfriend, and I will admit I have, this is definitely an Edward to have.  Bella and Jasper are best friends living together.  She has a trauma in her past that makes her afraid of most males.  Jazz and Alice start dating and Alice convinces Bella to go to the movies with them and her brother, who is asexual according to her.  He was badly hurt in high school and she thinks he’s been away from women since.  There is almost insta-love in this one but it works with the characters.  Jasper is all kinds of awesome too.  Written by an Engish teacher and a good read.

Breaking The Silence by SparklingTwilight.  I don’t usually throw a recommendation to one that I have yet to finish, but this one is causing me to make an exception.  I read another story by this author and like her style and this story has me quite interested.  Bella is a foster kid taken in by Esme and Carlisle.  She hasn’t spoken a word in 5 years.  Renee and Charlie were killed and Bella injured.  She blames herself for that and while she has a lot of internal dialogue, she doesn’t speak it but to the reader.  She lives back in Forks, where her family lived when she was younger.  She used to be best friends with Edward, Emmett and Jasper along with Angela, Jessica, Lauren, Mike and Tyler, but when she returned after whatever happened to her family, she pushed them away by not talking to them.  The story takes place right before junior year of high school.  Alice moves in next door and befriends Bella despite her lack of speaking.  She manages to bridge the distance between Bella and Carlisle and Esme and gets her out of her shell a bit.  We find out through Edward’s viewpoint that he truly loves Bella and that none of them know what happened to her or why she won’t talk to them.  I’m 18 chapters in, it’s 75 chapters long and complete (they are pretty quick chapters though) and completely captivated.  I already adored Alice but I love her all the more here and I feel for Jazz, Em and Edward because they still truly love Bella but don’t know how to reach her.  Excellent so far.

I have added another fanfiction blog, here’s a link:

https://nolebucgrl.wordpress.com/2009/08/03/more-twilight-fanfiction/

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Old School Crushes

There's nothing wrong with loving Uncle Jesse!

I now take a break from my vampiric readings and writings to go back in time.  To a time of innocence, day glo clothes, when Michael Jackson was the #1 entertainer in the world and The Cosby Show was my favorite television program.  In one of my other blogs, we talked about crushes and I determined that I would one day do a blog documenting my one time heartthrobs, mainly so we could all laugh at how my tastes have dramatically changed.  It’s funny, I really had a thing for blonds back in the day and now I’m all about the dark hair with light eyes.

Look at that hair, seriously. Mortifying.

My first crush that I can recall is Ricky Schroeder.  Sure, he dropped the Y when he grew up but back then he was Ricky, I remember it well.  I’m not sure if I was really into him or if I was envious of his toy train, but I did watch faithfully and even sent him a fan letter.  I really have no justification for this one.  It had to have been the train right?  RIGHT?

I had tons of these pics, Tiger Beatlike!

As I got a little older, I’d like to say my tastes got better but…well…I grew up in the 80’s.  Let’s face it, any picture I show you from that era is going to be hilarious and cheesy, that’s what the 80’s were.  So next on the list?  If you watched movies in the 80’s, you had to know The Coreys.  And everybody was a Corey girl of some sort.  You either liked Feldman or Haim.  I was a Haim lover.  What can I say, I adored The Lost Boys (shocker, vampires, even back then) and though Feldman often played the more sarcastic roles, Haim was the one I was hot for.  I don’t know which one is worse to say you liked now…I watched a few episodes of The Two Coreys and they’re both freaky and pathetic, but Feldman still has that Michael Jackson vibe even now, so I think he’s worse.  Haim just became an out of shape druggie.  What a dream!

Ha, look at that pose and those suspenders. Totally awesome!

I also had a thing for Kirk Cameron big time.   I loved Mike Seaver on Growing Pains.  He was cute and always in trouble.  I don’t think I could actually watch Growing Pains these days but at the time I liked it.  And he broke out of my blond mold, at least, so that was something.  Maybe a progression to now?  I’m not that embarrassed by this one honestly.  I mean the hair was terrible but that was the 80’s.

George, then and now, he makes me hold my head high!

And now we come to two who don’t remotely embarrass me, for even now I would happily fall into their arms.  Of course there was some unfortunate hair happening there as well, but still, hot.  I talk, of course, about George Clooney from The Facts of Life (which was a truly awesome show) and John Stamos from Full House.  Yes, I was hot for Uncle Jesse.  Who wasn’t?  And who didn’t love handyman George?  Both are still hot and still relevant, so they at least had longetivity on the crush list.

Yep, he was my first long haired crush.

I was not immune to the charms of musicians either, though my taste there ran a bit wilder.  Of course we are to the late 80’s now and my one true love was Joe Elliott from Def Leppard.  I can’t really be embarrassed about this one.  I was such a hair band groupie and he was my number one crush.  Loved his voice, his accent and his hair.  I wasn’t fond when he went to the brown, which is against my current likes as well.  What I liked about Joe was that he actually had a shape to him, so many hair band guys were so damn skinny.

He was cute...I'm embarrassed that I listened to the band though.

I had other musical crushes; Mark Slaughter, Sebastian Bach…I’m sure I’m forgetting a ton of them honestly.  They were fleeting while Joe stayed in the forefront.  I was never a Jon Bon Jovi girl though, he was pretty but never did a thing for me.  Bret Michaels either, which I am quite happy about, seeing where he ended up.

I’m certain that I am forgetting some heavy hitters but hopefully you guys will come weigh in and wake up my memory a little.  I hope you’ve enjoyed my look back at my youthful silliness and enjoyed it as I did.  The pics are what makes everything, I should have just slammed them up without commentary or attempted justifications.  Just remember, now you come here and get pics of Jensen Ackles and Robert Pattinson.  I have evolved beautifully!

Oh JD, the things you did to an impressionable young girl!

Glaring Omission!  I knew it, I knew I was forgetting someone of grave importance in my youthful life.  My first actual “bad boy” as a matter of fact.  Oh, he could play the good guy but it was always with an edge and sarcasm and a hint of wildness.  Danger sometimes.  This is an egregious oversight on my part and I had to come back and add him to my list.  And talk about him.  For if I had a “lasting” crush, he was surely it.  I still see anything he does even though his hotness has worn off for me.  But back then?  I loathed his costars with every fiber of my being for getting to touch my man.  I fell for Christian Slater the first time I saw Pump Up The Volume and then he had me forever with Heathers.  JD!  Psychotic.  Hot.  Dangerous.  Hot.  Disturbing.  Hot.  You get where I’m going.  So I’m back to add him to my list and include one of the pictures that can still make my heart go pittypat.  Sorry to forget you Christian!  It won’t happen again!

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